Monument record MDO6425 - Bowl barrow, one of the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group, Woodlands
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 90 feet in diameter with a mound about 2 feet high. Aerial photographs taken in 2005 show a ring ditch around 40 metres in diameter, suggesting that the monument has been much reduced by ploughing.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The round barrows described by authority <2> are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, and have been mapped by English Heritage's Knowlton Circles Project. Aerial photographic evidence allowed the dimensions and locations of most of the barrows to be recorded more accurately than in authority 2, and provided additional information for some of the barrows: (29) SU 0202 0948 appears to show traces of a central feature, either mound material or a possible scoop or hollow, surrounded by a circular ditch. The ditch is 38m in diameter; the central feature is 17.4 m in diameter.
Aerial photographs taken in 2005 show a ring ditch around 40 metres in diameter, suggesting that the monument has been much reduced by ploughing <4>. The site of plough levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmarks on aerial photographs <5>. It lies to the SW of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The ring ditch is 38m across; it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 116.
- <3> SWX1708 Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project.
- <3.1> SDO20326 Aerial Photograph: 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0209/9, 11-12 (NMR 4491/33, 35-6).
- <3.2> SDO20274 Aerial Photograph: 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0209/13-15 (NMR 4492/02-4).
- <3.3> SDO20327 Aerial Photograph: 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0209/18-29 (NMR 4554/37-39, 42-44, 46-50).
- <3.4> SDO20328 Aerial Photograph: 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0109/2-3 (NMR 4554/40-41).
- <3.5> SDO19696 Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 02-JUL-1976. NMR SU 0209/8/3 (JRB 3097/3).
- <4> SDO12570 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <5> SDO15724 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 02-JUL-1976. JRB 3097/3 (NMR 0209/8).
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213018.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 0201 0948 (46m by 43m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NW |
| Civil Parish | Woodlands; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 028 029
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213018
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Knowlton Circles Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 29
Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 12:11PM